May 24, 2022
Bobbi Anne McLeod, 18, was attacked with a hammer, kidnapped, murdered, and her remains dumped in a remote. Her killer, Cody Ackland, 24, would confess 2 days later.
On November 20, 2021, Bobbi-Anne left her house in Plymouth, England, around 5:45 p.m. She was going to the bus stop, on her way to meet up with her boyfriend.
Around 7:00 p.m. Ackland hit Bobbi-Anne in the head with a claw hammer.
He had intended to kill her with this single hit, but Bobbi-Anne was still alive and looked at him after being struck. Ackland hit her again.
He then got in his car when he saw Bobbi-Anne sit up; she was bleeding from her head. He pulled up next to Bobbi-Anne, put her in his car, covered her with his jacket, and drove away.
While in the car, Ackland then attempted to strangle Bobbi-Anne. Once he thought she was dead, he took her to a remote area in Bellever Forest to leave her body.
Bobbi-Anne was still alive, so he held her up and walked with her. At one point, Bobbi-Anne told Ackland she was scared; Ackland replied, “So am I. I’ve never done this.”
Ackland then hit Bobbi-Anne 12 more times with the claw hammer. Then, to get rid of the evidence, Ackland burned some of Bobbi-Anne’s belongings.
Realizing Bobbi-Anne was still alive, Ackland stomped on her throat, which ended her life. Bobbi-Anne would have been alive for 1.5 to 3 hours after she suffered the first hit to her head.
Ackland drove to a remote area in Bovisand, removed all of Bobbi-Anne’s clothing and jewelry and rolled her body down a 15-foot bank.
He took the bloody clothes with him and threw them elsewhere in the forest.
He also threw the hammer away and drove home.
On November 23, 2021, Cody Ackland walked into Charles Cros police station and confessed to abducting and murdering Bobbi-Anne.
Ackland told police that Bobbi-Anne’s remains were in Bovisand. He would eventually reveal all of the details of the murder.
Ackland pleaded guilty and on April 5, 2022, he was sentenced to life in prison, having to serve a minimum of 31 years before being eligible for parole.
